Musical instrument.



A. L O. PHILIPPS.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26, 1909.

Patented May 2, 1911.

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To el! whom 'it may concello Be il lllolvll lllzll; we, lole'l llllzllI/Ps mld @SWALD Flllllllls, lloll subjects el Elle Elllpel'ol of Gerllmlly, residing ai Frankleoi-oll-lille-lvllill, llellllllly7 llave illvelled eellllll new allfl useful lll'lproyelllellis ill Musical lllsillll'lellls; and we (lo lleieloy lleelalfe lllllt ille following isili lill, Clear, and eseriptioll or" ille invellioll, Suelllls willellable olllers skilled in ille ai to wlliell il appelaills lo ineke and use l'le Sallie.

The il'lvellliol to lle llel'einaflel fleseillell ielales to mllsiezll illsti'llll/lenls, and "particu,-

'lally lo a eollflllilllltloll of musical Vinslfllllleills `\\"nel'elly lle'll ll vocal 21ml all illstlllmellllll el" 'lwo Sepllillle lllslllll'lellllll pal-lss may lle Sillllllzmeollsly pledlleell.

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lll order lo more clearly llieelose 'lle Coll srllelioil, opelzlliioll and ilse' of ille illvelltion, reference sl'lolllll lle had to llle :lecolllpanyillg drawings follllilg pari, oiE lille prose elli application.

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The lllzlill olljee of ille illvelllioll lo pioviile l'l'lelllls 'for l'eilfleifill all illslllllllelllfll 22ml :l Yflclll .llflll oi" ll lllllfeifflll seleclioil separately uml .Qilllllllzllleolmly, lll olwlel' to avoid ille pl'eseill olljeeiioll of sur-ll selle liolls aS llt pl'eSl-lll lel'lllelell lly ll gl'lllllophone or :l phonograph alone. To lllll ell l. al simil l is pllovizlell5 llzlvillg :l l'oll lll-om Wlliell ille llsllzll l'lelfolllefl lllleei: llllly lil-livel ol/el ille zlil llelis of :l ilaell'el llozllll S volllleel'eel "lo ll pipe 5 lee/liller to :l vulve lelles, in Wlliell leeiproellllly llllfllllllml'lle \:l`l\'e l, liz-ving eelll'leelefl llel'elo lllle (lllllllll'zlglll The valve easing lliviflell illo :lll lll)- pe'l elolllllllel :md il lov/elf ('llzlillllel" l" eollllilllllieflillg lllel'ewilll. fl ,elllziozl cl'ezllml in ille lowel' elllllnllel' 7 of ille vzlll'e @elsing` ll lille Suction l'lil-l lle f'lelll'ell wllell ille vzlll'e hlie l'aisml, in ille upper ellzlllilll'fll wlliell eollllrllllliezlell 'willi pipes lll' illels Pl le'llllilll'g 'lo ille loellows 95 il) l., Consequently, these llellows will be deflated. The movable lllelllbel' @fille bellows 9 is connected lo al loll wlliell iS eolllleeiell lo lll lever 12 provide-cl with a loe 26 adapted to iii into :l lloiell ill lille edge of a glflmepllolle Clisi; lllllle 13 lo lll'evell movement of the same. rlllle loe is kept llollllillly sealed ill ille lloell by lllezllls of ll spring 25. All the bellows 9 ill deflated, ille level; l2 leeliell against ille lensliol of lle Slo-'ling 25, zlllfl tlle loe 2G is Vll'itlldlllwll from ils llolell 38. l

lill ille slime lime ll'llll` ille loellows 9 is ilei'llliell. lille llellowal l0 will also lle Clelllied. To ille movllllle ll'lelllller of tlle bellows 10 is eoilneelellll wlliell is eolllleeled lo a level' l5 provided willi :l ilol'lled end adapterl lo revolllllly leeeil'e ille eollzll el sleeve lil lli ll lle'Yel gelll l? Slillllllly keyed 0n the sllzl'ft 2. Dellllioll @fille bellows l0 llrld -eollseqllelll lllovelllelllof ille lever l5, enlise,

slillillf; ol `lle gear 17, As ille gem' 1"(y lllll'elhl lo 'llll ille olllel' ellcl of ille Sllzllt 2,. il will llomlllle illtel'll'lehllml wl'll ille Cool llle slllll Sllglpolillg ille gl'lllllollllolle llirllc lllllle. lll llis way, ille gl'lllllopllolle llisll lullle will lle lllivell (lil'eelly flolll ille lllllle sllll'l'l. als operates ille l'oll 2 ol lle llleullallielll pluim lllllyel` or `Silllilzll device. 'llle level' l5 nll l geni' i7 :lle l-ell'lleted lo illollel'lllive posilioll lly ille spring 23.

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record groove i'hereoli al exacily lie same point oi. the record @very Lil e The Chamber T of the valve easing is iu conuuunication with a partial vacuum or Vacuum apparatus, and the duel, is also. normally, evacuated The eyaeualou oili lie duct is maintained by die usual noie sheet., which passes from Jdie roll @over he raeker board 3. Villieu perforation; iu the noto sheet` register willi the end of the air duelu 5, air will rush through die duetV and raise the diaphragm (i. as tbe diaphragm rises, lhe valve l will be uaseat'ed aud 'lieie will be Communication beiweeu izue upper chamber. and lower elitamber l' ol' the valve casing. The partial vacuum iu die rliaiubet' 7 will Cause deflation of ille bellows ll. l() and ll, with the results previously holed, The operatioi'i oil? the parts may lie re versed, of course, by' simply lowing com prelssed ail' iul'o the eliauiber Fig' shows a eoutbiuaiioi;` Ls'ixuia" lo Y aud 7", exeepl that iu Fi I pli is subsiitul'ed Forl the 54m" l l aud il, with slghl minor t el eoustruetion lo adapt. the eimoevtious to 'lie cylindrical record 27 iu plane o the disk rebord lll.

ll; is thought that. lhe operat'iuu, s ppliraA liou aud use of ille iux'euliou will be clear irolu the preceding delailed t les -ziptiou.

Changes maybe made in lhe eolie-ilruetiou, arrangement and dispusil'iou of the several paris of the invention.y without iu any way departing from ille lield and ,scope of The same, and i't meant lo inrlude all auch wilhin dis application.

.lian/'lug thas fully described our iuveu liou wlial'y we claim as new, aud desire lo eure by Leila-rs lateu, is:- 1

l. flu apparatus of the cliai'aehr deseiilaed, comprising a shaft, ay roll iuouaed llioreou and atlapletl lo Carry a ps l'oiale-:i shtml, a traicker board provided with air duels atlapled to be uncovered by lze pei 'lloratious olf tlie sheet, a Valve obesi divided iulo upper aiul lowereouuuuuii'atingsueliofi rhuuiluz's, a valve adapled lo eouirol eoiu muuu-,ation betwet'i ille eliauilai's, a pipe rouuertetl at'. its opposite ends i'esflweively to thev a ioi'esaid lim'kel' board :mtl to the lower stu'liou eltauihei ol' the `valve chest, :i pipe rou ueeted lo the upper suet'iou eiauihei' ol' l-lte valve t'hest, a l'mllows Connected to said pipe, a bevel gear slitlably keyed lo llie aforesaid .sha lt, u level' adaplel lo slit-le (he gear, eoliiuwlious lwlwteu the lever and bellows, aud

a reyoluhle giaiuophoiie disk table provided willi a bevel ,Leui' atlaplttl lo he, engaged :tud rh'iveu by the .slitlable Agear.

Au apparatus` ol the whararzleif lescribed, comprising a rotary shall, a roll ulouuled lhereou, a lifaelt'or hoard Vu'ovir'lt'itl y i with duets adapled to lie eoulrolled by a peru l'oiaed saeel; passing lroui llle roll, a Valve ehestdivided into upper and lower suction Chamber, a pipe connecting the tracker board willi the valve Chest, a revoluble gramo-phone disk table, a gear connected 'lierelo, a gear slidably keyed tothe aforesaid shaft, means 'for intermeshing the seeond ,f ear with the first z ear, a bellows, a pipe coiaaeeliug the bellows with one sue tion ehaiuber ol the valve Chest, aud-couueelions between the bellows aud the means :for iutermeehiug the gears S. [la apparatus olf l'lie character described, comprising a rotary shaft, a roll mouuod ll'iereoi.` a tracker board provided with duels adapted lo be controlled by a perforated sheetY passing from the roll, a Valve liest divided iuto upper and lower suelioii el'iaiubei's, a pipe Connecting the l'raelter hoard with the valve chest, a revoluhle gi'art'iophoue 'disk liable, a gear connect/ed dierelo a gear slidably keyed to the aforesaid sha il'. means 'for iuteraieshing the :ax-mid ,gear with the first gear, a bellows, a pipi.: Comit-,tiling lhe bellows with one suction el. the Valve chest, connections bet ille bellows aud llie means for inter- .V f the gears, a secondl bellows, a pipe :titiller-bug the second bellows with one yalarmbel' of the valve eliesl. a gramophone au arm movably mounfed above the said graiuopluaie disk liable, means adapted to eugage said arm aud hold it in a normally iuopei-al'ive position, and connections betweeu said second bellows and said means'.

l. u apparatus of the character de# sti'ilieth emuprising' a rotary shaft, a roll mounted thereon, a tracker board provided wilih duels adapted lo be controlled by a ifei'lofat'ved sheet passing from lie roll, a valve eliesl' divided iulo upper and lower suction Chambers. a pipe connecting the raelrer hoax-tl willi lhe valve chest. a revoluble grauiophoiudisk l'able, a gear connected lheielo.` a gear slidably keyed lo the aforo-mid shaft', means l'or iiileriueshiug the ,second `ear with lte lirsl. gear, a bellows, a pipe tuml Iliug. lhe. bellows' with one suelim'l iaiu. olE lhe valve chest, eoiiueclious between ilu;- bellows aud the means for interuteshiig' ille gears, a second bellows, a pipe eouueel lug the .second bellows willi lhe valve eliesl, means for uoi'iually holdiuglhe aforesaid graaiopltoue disk lable iu inoperative posilion, aud eouueelious between said means aud said second bellows.

5. fin apparalus o't" lite character deseribetl, eoutprisiug y'a iol'ary shaft, a `roll iuouut'etl lliei-eou, a lraelier board provided with duets` adapted to be controlled by a perforated sheet passing?3 from the roll, a valve eliest divided iulo upper and lower suetiou ehauibers a pipe connecting the tracker boardwith the valve Chest, a revoluble ,gramopiioue disk labio. a gear coniiee'ed herelo, ,gear slitlablyV keyed to the` aforesaid shaft, mea-ns for intermeshing second gear with the first gear, a bellows, a pipe connecting the bellows with one suction chamber of the valve chest, connections between the bellows and the means for intermeshing the gears, a second bellows, a pipe connecting the second bellows with one chamber of the valve chest, a gramoplione horn arm movably mounted above the said gramophone disk table, means engaging said arm and holding it in a normally inoperative position7 connections between said second bellows 'and said means, a third bel' the lows, a'pipe connecting the' third bellows with the-valve chest, means for normally holding the aforesaid gramoplione disk table in inoperative position,` and connections between said means and said third bellows.

In testimony whereof we have aflixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

AUGUST PHILIPPS; oswALD. PHILIPPS. 

